Lewis Hamilton
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Deesee said:
Well, we finally found out who purchased this McLaren F1 (chassis number 44) in the Bonhams auction in 2017 (for 17m)..
https://streamable.com/ixe4e
First drive out in the wild.. very nice..
How can you see it’s lewis?https://streamable.com/ixe4e
First drive out in the wild.. very nice..
CoolHands said:
Deesee said:
Well, we finally found out who purchased this McLaren F1 (chassis number 44) in the Bonhams auction in 2017 (for 17m)..
https://streamable.com/ixe4e
First drive out in the wild.. very nice..
How can you see it’s lewis?https://streamable.com/ixe4e
First drive out in the wild.. very nice..
& it’s been leaked with him driving it.
Passengers I have no idea.
It’s his car..
TheDeuce said:
Just googled that, not just Ferrari! £13m garage and counting... Bit spendy, but on the other hand between interest on his bank balance and the value he adds by owning the cars - he's probably paying for them faster than he can buy them..
I was once shown around a super yacht in Monaco and real wealth was explained to me thus: by the time the guy that owns this yacht has filled out the forms and had his new car delivered, the interest he earns alone will have paid for the car.
I'd say Lewis is around the point of not just not needing to spend money (due to fame...), but also not having the time to spend it even if he made an effort. I'm not jealous...
He really isnt. You could spend what he is worth in a day, no problem.I was once shown around a super yacht in Monaco and real wealth was explained to me thus: by the time the guy that owns this yacht has filled out the forms and had his new car delivered, the interest he earns alone will have paid for the car.
I'd say Lewis is around the point of not just not needing to spend money (due to fame...), but also not having the time to spend it even if he made an effort. I'm not jealous...
Edited by TheDeuce on Tuesday 14th January 01:04
Very few people are in the position where you cant spend it all quickly.
The majority of super yachts are chartered, most of the private owned ones get rented out most of the year to pay the bills.
I usually end up on one in Monaco when i work there, usually end up having a poke about the engine room, those things eat some fuel.
It seems Mercedes offered Ham a two-year contract extension, earning him 90m euros, or 45m euros per season. However, Hamilton wants more.
After Max Verstappen's contract renewals at Red Bull and Charles Leclerc at Ferrari, the chance seems almost completely gone that in 2021 Hamilton will switch to another F1 team. Everything seems to indicate that Hamilton will "just" sign with Mercedes.
According to the Italian newspaper Il Corriere dello Sport, Hamilton asked 60m euros a season, which amounts to 120m euros for two more seasons with the Mercedes F1 team. The six-time world champion would also like to become a Mercedes ambassador after his F1 farewell.
Ola Kallenius, the new chief executive of the Daimler group, however has set himself the goal of saving a billion dollars by 2022. The salary requirements of Lewis Hamilton are at odds with that objective.
At Mercedes it will therefore have to be thoroughly examined whether they still want to consider a higher salary than 45m euros a season.
After Max Verstappen's contract renewals at Red Bull and Charles Leclerc at Ferrari, the chance seems almost completely gone that in 2021 Hamilton will switch to another F1 team. Everything seems to indicate that Hamilton will "just" sign with Mercedes.
According to the Italian newspaper Il Corriere dello Sport, Hamilton asked 60m euros a season, which amounts to 120m euros for two more seasons with the Mercedes F1 team. The six-time world champion would also like to become a Mercedes ambassador after his F1 farewell.
Ola Kallenius, the new chief executive of the Daimler group, however has set himself the goal of saving a billion dollars by 2022. The salary requirements of Lewis Hamilton are at odds with that objective.
At Mercedes it will therefore have to be thoroughly examined whether they still want to consider a higher salary than 45m euros a season.
DeltonaS said:
It seems Mercedes offered Ham a two-year contract extension, earning him 90m euros, or 45m euros per season. However, Hamilton wants more.
After Max Verstappen's contract renewals at Red Bull and Charles Leclerc at Ferrari, the chance seems almost completely gone that in 2021 Hamilton will switch to another F1 team. Everything seems to indicate that Hamilton will "just" sign with Mercedes.
According to the Italian newspaper Il Corriere dello Sport, Hamilton asked 60m euros a season, which amounts to 120m euros for two more seasons with the Mercedes F1 team. The six-time world champion would also like to become a Mercedes ambassador after his F1 farewell.
Ola Kallenius, the new chief executive of the Daimler group, however has set himself the goal of saving a billion dollars by 2022. The salary requirements of Lewis Hamilton are at odds with that objective.
At Mercedes it will therefore have to be thoroughly examined whether they still want to consider a higher salary than 45m euros a season.
Got a link to go with that, nothing comes up on search.After Max Verstappen's contract renewals at Red Bull and Charles Leclerc at Ferrari, the chance seems almost completely gone that in 2021 Hamilton will switch to another F1 team. Everything seems to indicate that Hamilton will "just" sign with Mercedes.
According to the Italian newspaper Il Corriere dello Sport, Hamilton asked 60m euros a season, which amounts to 120m euros for two more seasons with the Mercedes F1 team. The six-time world champion would also like to become a Mercedes ambassador after his F1 farewell.
Ola Kallenius, the new chief executive of the Daimler group, however has set himself the goal of saving a billion dollars by 2022. The salary requirements of Lewis Hamilton are at odds with that objective.
At Mercedes it will therefore have to be thoroughly examined whether they still want to consider a higher salary than 45m euros a season.
Interesting...
It's all very well looking to save costs and a 120m salary commitment sounds like a good place to start! On the other hand, someone on Lewis's side might have calculated that his continuation at Mercedes is the best value marketing tool they can get for the money..
Has he been worth over £1m per week to Mercedes over the years? We're talking here about a company that spends millions per day on R&D alone, quite possibly he's a bargain and they know it - he knows it.
I've a feeling that he's in a win win position. He wins if he gets the money, if not he'll feel justified in walking away. He doesn't need the money.. the question is, do Mercedes need him? The answer is probably yes. Amazingly he quite possibly is 'worth' the money. All top drivers pay is likely to ramp up post cost caps anyway, driver pay is excluded from the cap so it's an obvious way to gain an advantage with the new incoming budgets.
It's all very well looking to save costs and a 120m salary commitment sounds like a good place to start! On the other hand, someone on Lewis's side might have calculated that his continuation at Mercedes is the best value marketing tool they can get for the money..
Has he been worth over £1m per week to Mercedes over the years? We're talking here about a company that spends millions per day on R&D alone, quite possibly he's a bargain and they know it - he knows it.
I've a feeling that he's in a win win position. He wins if he gets the money, if not he'll feel justified in walking away. He doesn't need the money.. the question is, do Mercedes need him? The answer is probably yes. Amazingly he quite possibly is 'worth' the money. All top drivers pay is likely to ramp up post cost caps anyway, driver pay is excluded from the cap so it's an obvious way to gain an advantage with the new incoming budgets.
sparta6 said:
Mercedes are launching 32 new cars in the next 2 years, regardless of who is in it's F1 seats. This has been in prep for a few years.
Bottas has shown he can win the WDC in a Merc if Lewis stops or switches team.
Yeah bottas can win but he’s boring. Marketing needs charisma Bottas has shown he can win the WDC in a Merc if Lewis stops or switches team.
TheDeuce said:
Interesting...
It's all very well looking to save costs and a 120m salary commitment sounds like a good place to start! On the other hand, someone on Lewis's side might have calculated that his continuation at Mercedes is the best value marketing tool they can get for the money..
Has he been worth over £1m per week to Mercedes over the years? We're talking here about a company that spends millions per day on R&D alone, quite possibly he's a bargain and they know it - he knows it.
I've a feeling that he's in a win win position. He wins if he gets the money, if not he'll feel justified in walking away. He doesn't need the money.. the question is, do Mercedes need him? The answer is probably yes. Amazingly he quite possibly is 'worth' the money. All top drivers pay is likely to ramp up post cost caps anyway, driver pay is excluded from the cap so it's an obvious way to gain an advantage with the new incoming budgets.
After next year the budget cap will save them loads. They may as well spend it on engine development (With another customer team helping slightly) and drivers. It's all very well looking to save costs and a 120m salary commitment sounds like a good place to start! On the other hand, someone on Lewis's side might have calculated that his continuation at Mercedes is the best value marketing tool they can get for the money..
Has he been worth over £1m per week to Mercedes over the years? We're talking here about a company that spends millions per day on R&D alone, quite possibly he's a bargain and they know it - he knows it.
I've a feeling that he's in a win win position. He wins if he gets the money, if not he'll feel justified in walking away. He doesn't need the money.. the question is, do Mercedes need him? The answer is probably yes. Amazingly he quite possibly is 'worth' the money. All top drivers pay is likely to ramp up post cost caps anyway, driver pay is excluded from the cap so it's an obvious way to gain an advantage with the new incoming budgets.
CoolHands said:
sparta6 said:
Mercedes are launching 32 new cars in the next 2 years, regardless of who is in it's F1 seats. This has been in prep for a few years.
Bottas has shown he can win the WDC in a Merc if Lewis stops or switches team.
Yeah bottas can win but he’s boring. Marketing needs charisma Bottas has shown he can win the WDC in a Merc if Lewis stops or switches team.
Lewis lacks authentic charisma, but he's used social media well.
I wonder if they could get Alonso and Rosberg together for less than half that? Or George with either Alonso or Rosberg.
I'm sure Mercedes understand marketing better than I do. In our household my 13 year old daughter thinks Lewis cool, I think he's exceptionally talented but this doesn't make me think any better of Mercedes, and of the two I'm the one who buys the cars.
I'm sure Mercedes understand marketing better than I do. In our household my 13 year old daughter thinks Lewis cool, I think he's exceptionally talented but this doesn't make me think any better of Mercedes, and of the two I'm the one who buys the cars.
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